Sixties Dress

I cut out the pattern pieces for the dress and the facings. The front dress piece and front neck facing has to be cut on the fold so it opens out.

Once I'd cut out the pieces for my dress I started to work on the daisies that were to be appliquéd on. I drew the shape on sheets of different coloured foam with pencil to make sure I got the right shape and then cut them out carefully. The white dots in the middle were stuck on with the glue gun. 

Then, I cut out the strips of felt and pinned them into place before sewing them on with the machine across the straight edge. The scalloped edges were sewn on using embroidery thread to make them stand out. The daisies were also sewn on with embroidery thread round the edge of the petals.